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Bukhari 3850 · Book 63

Sahih al-Bukhari, 3850

Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)

Sahih (authentic)by the collection

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ خِلاَلٌ مِنْ خِلاَلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الطَّعْنُ فِي الأَنْسَابِ وَالنِّيَاحَةُ، وَنَسِيَ الثَّالِثَةَ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهَا الاِسْتِسْقَاءُ بِالأَنْوَاءِ‏.‏

Narrated Sufyan:'Ubaidullah said: "I heard Ibn `Abbas saying, "Following are some traits of the people of the pre- Islamic period of ignorance (i) to defame the ancestry of other families, (ii) and to wail over the dead." 'Ubaidullah forgot the third trait. Sufyan said, "They say it (i.e. the third trait) was to believe that rain was caused by the influence of stars (i.e. if a special star appears it will rain)
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Rapporté par Sufyan : ‘Ubaidullah a dit : « J’ai entendu Ibn `Abbas dire : Voici quelques caractéristiques des gens de l’époque préislamique : (i) dénigrer les origines des autres familles, (ii) se lamenter bruyamment sur les morts. » ‘Ubaidullah a oublié la troisième caractéristique. Sufyan a ajouté : « On dit que la troisième était de croire que la pluie est causée par l’influence des étoiles (c’est-à-dire, si une étoile particulière apparaît, il va pleuvoir). »
FR · French translation supplied by the source (hadith-api), not proofread.

Grades given by scholars

Sahih collection: its hadiths are held authentic by the compiler.

Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).